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Posts from ‘June, 2009’

Thinking About My Dad

By Quinn Today is a guest post by one of my kiddos, who I asked to share something about how wonderful she thinks her Father is, I thought it might give hope to parents just starting out and ideas to some, and just give a glance toward what the adult child thinks is most significant [...]

Healthy Reading: The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite ~Dr. David Kessler

Dr. Kessler is a pediatrician who has had a problem with his weight for many years. As a practicing pediatric physician he began to notice that starting in the 1980’s American Children were getting heavier and heavier. Most adults by the 1980 census were 12 pounds heavier than in all the previous years of census [...]

What is Marriage?

A crusty traditional institution A sacrament of the church An economic unit for the raising of children A safe haven in a cruel, dark world A sharing loving relationship between two people A school of learning in relationship A monogamous chapter in serial relationships A place to have safe sex All of these ideas were [...]

An Inspirational Tale

My newly retired teacher friend shared this story with me and I found it transformational. I would like to share it with you now. The tale began: “Do you remember Mrs. W a first grade teacher at my school? Well I saw her at a wedding the other day and she looks totally different, healthy [...]